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[Q] Unmount SD Widget

I've noticed that when my 32GB SDcard is in my phone, my battery is being drained really bad. Even when i'm not using the phone (asleep). I've been searching for a widget/app to easily unmount my SDcard without going into settings, but no luck. Anyone here know of such an app/widget?

search market for usb mount and there are a couple... however, i just tried a few using leedroids 2.0 rom and it was pretty much useless. didnt work at all. but give it a shot. lemme know if they do anything for you.
https://market.android.com/details?id=at.abraxas.mountusb.donate&feature=search_result
theres one of em...

Unable to mount USB to play MP3's in car radio

this is probably a dumb question, but i need to ask.
i'm not able to play MP3's via USB on my car radio. the phone says USB is mounted, but the radio won't recognize it. i am able to do this same method without any issues with my MyTouch 4G and my car radio will play the MP3's from the phone.
i'm guessing my problem is because both the internal and SD cards are trying to mount and my radio doesn't know what to do...? i know with the MyTouch 4G, it only mounted the SD card since there was no internal drive to even mount.
i'm tried this on MIUI 1.8.12, Trigger, Weapon G2x, and EaglesBlood 2.3.5, but have not had any success.
is there any way around this?

That's weird, I'm having the opposite problem, the car knows that there's something on the USB but the phone just ignores it, never shows the notification for me to mount the USB as storage.
My iPhone worked perfectly.

The problem is drivers.. sorry guys but even with cm7 installed in order to mount the SD card and internal storage to the PC u have to have the LG drivers installed.. HTC doesn't require proprietary drivers for theirs.. it sucks cause I used to do the same thing.. now I use aux input from the headphone Jack.. doesn't sound nearly as good as letting my head unit read the mp3s..
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squish099 said:
The problem is drivers.. sorry guys but even with cm7 installed in order to mount the SD card and internal storage to the PC u have to have the LG drivers installed.. HTC doesn't require proprietary drivers for theirs.. it sucks cause I used to do the same thing.. now I use aux input from the headphone Jack.. doesn't sound nearly as good as letting my head unit read the mp3s..
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So what you're saying is that I would have to install LG drivers to my car stereo, right? If that would be even possible.

That would be the only solution I know of.. but I don't think its possible..
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That's ridiculous. So basically I paid more in my brand new car in order to have wheel-mounted controls and MP3 folder navigation for nothing. Ugh!!!

I just want to update this post because I think I found a solution, and would like to help if anybody out there is experiencing the same problem as I am.
I was initially using 2.3.5, and due to the lack of A2DP I downgraded to 2.3.3 yesterday. It seems that in 2.3.5 the checkbox "use as mass storage only" was taken off from the "Storage" section under "Settings". As soon as it was available on my phone and I checked that, the phone recognized the connection with the car and asked me to mount the USB drive, and voilà, my car started playing my MP3s.
I always thought it was weird that everybody talked about this menu option but my phone didn't have it, and nobody mentioned that it was taken away.

Hmm guess I'll have to try that also..
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MrBriggs said:
That's ridiculous. So basically I paid more in my brand new car in order to have wheel-mounted controls and MP3 folder navigation for nothing. Ugh!!!
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Not for nothing...just buy yourself a cheap USB thumb drive (8, 16GB, whatever) and fill that baby up! Attach to car stereo, and you're done.
Way easier than getting your phone out and hooking it up every time you get in the car anyway...

squish099 said:
Hmm guess I'll have to try that also..
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Scratch that. It worked once, never again. The USB notification shows up but the car says "error".
I'm done with this crap.

I came across this thread while trying figure out the same thing - connecting g2x on my car's usb in. I am on ICS (CM9), but everytime I try to connect in UMS mode, my phone stops detecting usb altogether. If I choose MTP, stereo detects usb, but doesn't play anything.
Is this a deadend or do you guys have a way around it which is being discussed elsewhere?

gg84 said:
I came across this thread while trying figure out the same thing - connecting g2x on my car's usb in. I am on ICS (CM9), but everytime I try to connect in UMS mode, my phone stops detecting usb altogether. If I choose MTP, stereo detects usb, but doesn't play anything.
Is this a deadend or do you guys have a way around it which is being discussed elsewhere?
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What kernel are you using? Stock CM kernel doesn't support UMS. Try Harsh or Jarvis
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USB Storage can't be turned on

So I got an incident with my phone, if you wanna now about it, its at my sig, but the thing is that I dunno why or how, sometimes my computer does recognizes my phone and display the Turn on USB storage option at the notification bar, but each time I try to turn it on it just wont work. Attached is a logcat whenI try to enable it, maybe someone could tell me why it wont work.

What rom are you running for those off that are on the xda application?
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Normally I got two nandroids a GB based one and an ICS based one, right now Im using both Eagle's Blood 2.3.7 v2.8 and ICS 4.0.3 Build 1. But I had this problem since... always. I'm a flashaholic so i have tested actually every rom from stock 2.2.2 to beta 4.0.3... I even have a nandroid of my original ROM (the one that came with it when y bought it and rooted it) and not even there works. The only clue i have right now is that only if I disable USB debugging it will randomly connect.

This may sound dumb but have you tried a different usb cable? I had the same problem and tried my girls and my phone was able to connect each and every time. another thing I noticed with my phone is that it sometimes won't connect using windows 7...xp no problem but 7 it plays hard to get.
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No man, doesn't sounds dumb, actually if you read the "issue" background on my sig, you'll notice that I have made all those steps... its not a big deal, there are SDCard Readers and the bluetooth but... itw not the same.
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Ok but my bad I can't see your sig since I use the app most of the time. Yea its not the same
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Holy Mother of God! I did it! In one of those "random" times my comptuter recognized my phone I just pulled out the batt unplug/plug again the cable, keeping both vol buttons pressed and it reconginzed the APX decive! Then all I had to do was NVFlash again, restore the stock 2.2.2 Nandroid i had somewhere and play a bit with the USB mount/debbug options, flashed both storages (using gparted for the microSD) and it works! Now have to restore everything to my SD and reflash latest cm7...

Nice!
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Talked too early, if. I restore my nandroid the issue continues... -_____- Gonna try doing everything again...
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Did you ever figure this out? Sounds like your having the same problem that i am.
I've tried at least 6 different cables, home PC, work PC, laptop and a co-worker's PC that didn't have anything vmware installed (had a hunch that vmware usb drivers were the cause). Oh, all the computers were win7x64.
I've only rooted my phone and upgraded to 2.3.3 so nothing crazy going on there and it's worked for months since i did both of those.
I have a feeling that this may have been a recent windows update, but no clue when or which one because i haven't really cared that it didn't work. If i had to guess i'd say mine stopped working about 3 months ago... again, hard to remember.

CaptMorganz said:
Did you ever figure this out? Sounds like your having the same problem that i am.
I've tried at least 6 different cables, home PC, work PC, laptop and a co-worker's PC that didn't have anything vmware installed (had a hunch that vmware usb drivers were the cause). Oh, all the computers were win7x64.
I've only rooted my phone and upgraded to 2.3.3 so nothing crazy going on there and it's worked for months since i did both of those.
I have a feeling that this may have been a recent windows update, but no clue when or which one because i haven't really cared that it didn't work. If i had to guess i'd say mine stopped working about 3 months ago... again, hard to remember.
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Make sure usb debugging is turned off.
Plug in the phone, enable usb storage.
Right click on the phone drives in the explorer and click on eject.
Turn off usb storage.
Unplug and plug in again.
Enable usb storage.
Drives should work now.
This did it for me. Since then if I remember to eject before unplug I haven't seen any issues.
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Thanks for the reply, I'll give that a shot.
Curious though, when yours was having problems, did windows detect anything? For instance, when I plugged mine into my co-workers pc there are zero pop ups about new hardware detected.
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I had the same problem. Dirt in the mini-USB port can cause that problem.
Take a can of compressed air and blow it into the mini-USB port (blowing with your mouth isn't enough). Also, take a close look at the port with a magnifying glass and look for any dirt or discoloration in there.
Do the same with your cable.

Not working after install RemICS 1.3.2
EEngineer said:
I had the same problem. Dirt in the mini-USB port can cause that problem.
Take a can of compressed air and blow it into the mini-USB port (blowing with your mouth isn't enough). Also, take a close look at the port with a magnifying glass and look for any dirt or discoloration in there.
Do the same with your cable.
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Hi, this problem occur to me after I've installed RemICS 1.3.2 ROM (CM9 based), I did follow the installation steps from beginning, when the problem occur, I did re-flash the same ROM several times, but this problem still unsolved.
I did try all recommendations (blow out dirt, disable usb debugging etc) but still not success.
This ROM should able to detect USB when phone connected with PC, but somehow I don't know why. Any experts recommendation?
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Ok, I just found the problem. I can hear now the tone of PC detected USB when plugged-in, and I update the driver. then Voila!!
Thanks All..

Try wifi file explorer gives you the ability of seeing your sd card through your ip address you'll find it on the play store
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Hey, just thought I'd register an account because I stumbled upon this thread because I had the same issue verbatim and I managed to get it working.
I ended up using the USB 3.0 ports on my desktop and suddenly it picks up my g2x without fail everytime. With that said, I'm lead to believe that perhaps its an issue of power. Maybe the USB 2.0 ports you're using simply aren't providing enough power. Not sure what its worth or if my issue was something unrelated but maybe that bit of information is something to work with. =)

Found another solution that fixed the problem for me.
If you are using Windows XP, log on as an Administrator and open Device Manager
Select View > Show Hidden Devices
Scroll down to Storage Volumes, and expand
Right-click on each entry and select Update Driver.
This fixed the problem for me!

New SG III owner with a few questions...

I jumped ship from the iPhone 5 to an SG III from VZW. The iPhone 5 wasn't cutting it for me. I have a few questions though...
1. It appears I've been affected by the external SD card issue. I purchased a 32Gb PNY card and every time I try and use it, the phone tells me the card is bad. Annoying but it's there. Any ROMs resolve this issue?
2. I rooted and installed TWRP successfully. I've since tried CM 10.1 and Liquid to try and make use of the 4.2.2 version of Android. Both ROMs give me a "Waiting for Network" error even though I can make and receive calls as well as text messages. Anything to worry about there?
3. Since installing both ROMs the space on my internal flash has dwindled. Down from 10Gb or so to about 4Gb and I can't find any of the files I've copied to the internal flash. Do I need to format the internal flash or is something else amiss?
4. Lastly, every time I plug my phone into my laptop it keeps trying to load the stupid VZW Samsung software even though I've told it not to. It constantly does it and disconnects the phone then retires. Even installing the software does not make this issue go away...
I've restored to a backup of my rooted 4.1.2 system and all is well again. Am I missing something here or is this normal?

drekalots said:
I jumped ship from the iPhone 5 to an SG III from VZW. The iPhone 5 wasn't cutting it for me. I have a few questions though...
1. It appears I've been affected by the external SD card issue. I purchased a 32Gb PNY card and every time I try and use it, the phone tells me the card is bad. Annoying but it's there. Any ROMs resolve this issue?
2. I rooted and installed TWRP successfully. I've since tried CM 10.1 and Liquid to try and make use of the 4.2.2 version of Android. Both ROMs give me a "Waiting for Network" error even though I can make and receive calls as well as text messages. Anything to worry about there?
3. Since installing both ROMs the space on my internal flash has dwindled. Down from 10Gb or so to about 4Gb and I can't find any of the files I've copied to the internal flash. Do I need to format the internal flash or is something else amiss?
4. Lastly, every time I plug my phone into my laptop it keeps trying to load the stupid VZW Samsung software even though I've told it not to. It constantly does it and disconnects the phone then retires. Even installing the software does not make this issue go away...
I've restored to a backup of my rooted 4.1.2 system and all is well again. Am I missing something here or is this normal?
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I am not aware of the "external SD card issue", are you sure its not just a bad sdcard? I've seem them fail on more than one occasion, sent it back to the manufacturer for a replacement. Maybe you should try reformatting it in a PC first. Make sure to use FAT and not NTFS or something else.
The "Waiting on Network" error could be related to the CDMA subscription settings. Using CM 10.1 go to the Settings -> Wireless and Networks -> More... -> Mobile Networks -> CDMA subscription and set to "RUIM/SIM". I've heard this was a bug on some ROMs but personally I've never seen it.
And finally when it comes to the internal flash you may be seeing an issue related to moving from Android 4.1 to 4.2 and back again. I believe this is related to the multi-user support. When using CM10.1 all of your internal flash stuff is moved to (or mounted at?) /data/media/0 and then there are issues when going back & forth to older versions. You'll need to check on that.

CrustyMcLovin said:
I am not aware of the "external SD card issue", are you sure its not just a bad sdcard? I've seem them fail on more than one occasion, sent it back to the manufacturer for a replacement. Maybe you should try reformatting it in a PC first. Make sure to use FAT and not NTFS or something else.
The "Waiting on Network" error could be related to the CDMA subscription settings. Using CM 10.1 go to the Settings -> Wireless and Networks -> More... -> Mobile Networks -> CDMA subscription and set to "RUIM/SIM". I've heard this was a bug on some ROMs but personally I've never seen it.
And finally when it comes to the internal flash you may be seeing an issue related to moving from Android 4.1 to 4.2 and back again. I believe this is related to the multi-user support. When using CM10.1 all of your internal flash stuff is moved to (or mounted at?) /data/media/0 and then there are issues when going back & forth to older versions. You'll need to check on that.
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Thanks for the reply. I've tried setting the "CDMA Subscription" to SIM and the issue persists between reboots on the phone. I'm not sure whats causing it. As for the multiple directories and one being /0 I'll look into that. The SD card, I guess it could be bad, I'll check on it after I am down migrating data to the phone.

drekalots said:
Thanks for the reply. I've tried setting the "CDMA Subscription" to SIM and the issue persists between reboots on the phone. I'm not sure whats causing it. As for the multiple directories and one being /0 I'll look into that. The SD card, I guess it could be bad, I'll check on it after I am down migrating data to the phone.
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If the CDMA Subscription doesn't stick then it's likely a problem with that ROM. I know that some nightlies had that bug and then it had been corrected and then came back again. I'm currently running the Match 04 2013 "unofficial" and it does not have that issue.

CrustyMcLovin said:
If the CDMA Subscription doesn't stick then it's likely a problem with that ROM. I know that some nightlies had that bug and then it had been corrected and then came back again. I'm currently running the Match 04 2013 "unofficial" and it does not have that issue.
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I just flashed the M2 release of CM 10.1 and at first it gave me the "Waiting for Network" message. I set the Network setting to SIM and powered down the phone. Removed the SIM and powered it. Ensured the phone retained the SIM setting and then powered it down. Replaced the SIM and powered it up and the message was gone. I verified that I had 4G and could access the play store and other data sources over the network. Once that was I good I enabled WiFi and all seems to well.
The issue I was having with my SD card is gone as well. I've moved all my data to the SD card and I am no longer getting random disconnect errors in regards to the SD card. Weird, but it seems resolved.
Now if I just get my laptop to stop freaking out whenever I plug in my phone and actually let the phone stay connected to my laptop I'd be happy. Thanks again for you replies, they've been most helpful.

drekalots said:
4. Lastly, every time I plug my phone into my laptop it keeps trying to load the stupid VZW Samsung software even though I've told it not to. It constantly does it and disconnects the phone then retires. Even installing the software does not make this issue go away...
I've restored to a backup of my rooted 4.1.2 system and all is well again. Am I missing something here or is this normal?
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Check post number 9 in the linked thread..should solve your problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2059259&highlight=mtp

Ryno77 said:
Check post number 9 in the linked thread..should solve your problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2059259&highlight=mtp
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Thanks for the reply. I tried enabling the hidden menu as described in that post but nothing happens. Do I need to dial the number or just type it? I googled for it and tried a few other numbers but nothing comes up.

I can get the hidden menu to enable by typing the number in the dialer as exactly posted in the thread but the next number no longer does anything. Are you on 4.1.2? I have no issues connecting to the computer on 4.1.2.
Edit: Which 4.1.2? Ota or leak?
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Ryno77 said:
I can get the hidden menu to enable by typing the number in the dialer as exactly posted in the thread but the next number no longer does anything. Are you on 4.1.2? I have no issues connecting to the computer on 4.1.2.
Edit: Which 4.1.2? Ota or leak?
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I'm running CM 10.1 M2 (4.2.2).

I had the problem with my sd card as well. To fix the issue I took out my card and got the mirror sd adapter then placed it In my computer. It wouldn't read at all. I tried putting it and out multiple times but it wouldn't read. After a couple hours of leaving it set there I tried again and the comp read it and I quickly reformatted the card and have been using it since no issues.
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My bad. Thanks for moving the thread.
drekalots said:
I just flashed the M2 release of CM 10.1 and at first it gave me the "Waiting for Network" message. I set the Network setting to SIM and powered down the phone. Removed the SIM and powered it. Ensured the phone retained the SIM setting and then powered it down. Replaced the SIM and powered it up and the message was gone. I verified that I had 4G and could access the play store and other data sources over the network. Once that was I good I enabled WiFi and all seems to well.
The issue I was having with my SD card is gone as well. I've moved all my data to the SD card and I am no longer getting random disconnect errors in regards to the SD card. Weird, but it seems resolved.
Now if I just get my laptop to stop freaking out whenever I plug in my phone and actually let the phone stay connected to my laptop I'd be happy. Thanks again for you replies, they've been most helpful.
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As an update to my own thread. I dumped CM 10.1 M2, too many issues with it. The screen would flash black and then show the desktop, I was having to reload it every hour and Bluetooth barely worked. I'll wait for stable before trying again. The issues with SD cards is still there... I've tried 3 32Gb SD cards and none of them work in the phone. All are known good cards. I install a 16Gb card and I get no errors. Sucks. I might try a 64Gb card but I'll need to buy one first. For now, it's back too rooted 4.1.2 which isn't so bad.

internal memory shows up as a drive?

Still determined to make your Nexus 5 a media powerhouse? Transferring files is simple, as the internal memory shows up as a drive when connected to a computer.
http://www.trustedreviews.com/googl...w_music-sound-quality-and-connectivity_Page-4
Is this true? You had to use MTP with 4.3.

No, it's MTP again. I don't see why everyone complains about MTP so much.

petard said:
No, it's MTP again. I don't see why everyone complains about MTP so much.
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I'm not a huge fan of mtp because of the way it doesn't always work properly. I never had any problems transfering files to and from my computer before it. Now it intermittenly works/doesn't work on my mac, and the same goes for my PC. Some phones work fine, some don't. Doesn't really matter which cable I use either. I get WHY they did it, I just like the other method better.
Also, before mtp, I could boot from my phone when setup properly. That was incredibly helpful. Those were the days...

I gave up on MTP...Airdroid works sui much better and faster
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